Three feet there. Let go to ktvu ken wang at the scene for the last hour. Ken, what is the latest there . Reporter mike, we are close to having this man rescued. I have been told by oakland fire chief that hole is five or six feet deep. The rescuer went down there in a harness and down there for about 15 minutes or so. And then he came back out. He got some more equipment and came back down in the hole 20 minutes ago and down there ever since. They have a giant vacuum sucking dirt. Oakland fire says the man is alert and has been talking. We dont know the extent of his injuries. Certainly he has to be uncomfortable in this situation. There is Oakland Fire Department gurney that has been pulled up next to the hole. We expect he is going to be popping out of the home at any minute. We have been fine tuning this. It started at 12 50 when oakland fire got the hole where this man was strapped on 23rd street above foothill boulevard in east oakland. Apparently there is some kind of sewer work
Powerball jackpot swelled from 330 million over the weekend when no one won saturdays drawing. Lottery Officials Say the Winning Ticket was purchased at Dixon Landing chevron in milpitas. And joining me on the phone from the California Lottery is russ lopez. Russ, the last time we were together, we also had a huge lottery jackpot. Thanks for coming on with me. Absolutely. If i can borrow a line from matthew mcconaughey, all right, all right, all right. Last time russ, there was a horrible mistake, i was supposed to win. Whats going on over there . The other horrible mistake is they dont let me play. How about that. Oh, true. Obviously i want you to talk about the beneficiary of the lottery beside the person who wins. But when it gets up this high, i know the interest in the lottery swells dramatically. And Public Schools are the winner. We are starting a Major Campaign to help californians understand that not only do we contribute it california Public Schools but this is critical fundi
One of the largest Powerball jackpots ever has been won, the lottery group said Wednesday night. At $1.765 billion, it was the second-largest jackpot ever in the United States.